1977 Imola 250 Kms


4 September 1977 - Imola (I): Round 7, World Sports Car Championship.
50 laps of a 3.107 mile/5.000 km circuit - 155.343 miles/250.000 kms were covered.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 2 Vittorio Brambilla (I) Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA 50 1:29:53,5 1. S3.0 1. 1:41,730 
2. 35 Giorgio Francia (I) Osella PA5 BMW Osella Squadra Corse 49   1. S2.0 4. 1:46,540 
3. 27 Giovanni Anzeloni (I)
Lella Lombardi (I)
Osella PA5 BMW Osella Squadra Corse 47   2. S2.0 7. 1:49,370 
4. 61 Francesco Cerulli-Irelli (I) AMS 277 Ford Francesco Cerulli-Irelli 47   1. S1.6 11. 1:50,440 
5. 34 Renzo Zorzi (I)
Giuseppe Piazzi (I)
Chevron B36 BMW Giuseppe Piazzi 47   3. S2.0 8. 1:49,400 
6. 44 Duilio Ghislotti (I)
Romeo Camathias (CH)
Lola T296 BMW Citta dei Mille 46   4. S2.0 6. 1:48,530 
7. 28 Pasquale Barberio (I) Osella PA5 BMW Pasquale Barberio 45   5. S2.0 15. 1:51,500 
8. 11 Peter Hoffmann (D) McLaren M8F Chevrolet 72-02 Peter Hoffmann Racing 45   1. S5.0 12. 1:50,480 
9. 32 Arcadio Pezzali (I)
Giordano Perego (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Arcadio Pezzali 44   6. S2.0 17. 1:53,270 
10. 55 Ubaldo Smittarello (I) Osella PA3 Ford Trentina 44   2. S1.6 22. 1:56,430 
11. 54 "Robin Hood" (I)
Claudio Francisci (I)
Chevron B31 Ford "Robin Hood" 43   3. S1.6 16. 1:52,160 
12. 24 Daniel Brillat (F) Cheetah G601 BMW Daniel Brillat 42   7. S2.0 19. 1:54,880 
13. 22 Ettore Bogani (I)
"Luca Massimo" (I)
Osella PA4 BMW Firenze Centro Vetrine 42   8. S2.0 20. 1:55,290 
14. 30 Franco Locci (I)
DNS - Angelo Giliberti (I)
Osella PA5 BMW Angelo Giliberti 41   9. S2.0 18. 1:53,360 
15. 28 Laurence Jacobsen (GB)
Robin Smith (GB)
Chevron B26 Ford Robin Smith 40   10. S2.0 14. 1:51,390 
NC 21 Roberto Marazzi (I)
Willi Lovato (I)^
Osella PA5 BMW Roberto Marazzi 32     S2.0 3. 1:45,970 
NC 43 Ruggero Parpinelli (I)
Anna Cambiaghi (I)
Osella PA2 Ford Ruggero Parpinelli 30     S2.0 21. 1:55,830 
NC 60 Adelino Zenone (I)
Marco de Bartoli (I)
Osella PA4 Ford San Marco 26     S1.6 23. 1:57,050 
NC 92 Giampaolo Ceraolo (I)
Pasquale Anastasio (I)
Osella PA5 Ford Nord-Ovest 26     S1.3 26. 1:57,770 
DNF 62 "Gero" (I) AMS 277 Ford AMS 20 Brakes   S1.6 25. 1:57,750 
DNF 23 Eugen Strähl (CH) Sauber C5 BMW 002 Francy Racing 19 Engine   S2.0 10. 1:50,230 
DNF 26 Luigi Pozzo (I)
Franco Milano (I)
Osella PA6 BMW Torino Corse 19     S2.0 9. 1:49,690 
DNF 25 Ermanno Pettiti (I)
Danilo Tesini (I)
Osella PA5 BMW Torino Corse 13 Engine   S2.0 13. 1:51,190 
DNF 1 Arturo Merzario (I)
Spartaco Dini (I)^
Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA 12 Accident damage   S3.0 2. 1:43,350 
DNF 41 Guy Edwards (GB) Lola T296 Ford Guy Edwards 12 Fuel system   S2.0 5. 1:47,650 
DNF 52 Maurizio Orsi (I)
Marco Onori (I)^
Osella PA5 Ford Torino Corse 5 Engine   S1.6 24. 1:57,680 
DNQ 5 Gian Piero Gatti (I)
Attilio Mercadante (I)
Chevron B23 Ford Torino Corse       S3.0   2:10,470 
DNQ 6 Bruno Ottomano (I)
Paolo Gargano (I)
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Bruno Ottomano       S3.0   2:00,700 
DNQ 31 Federico Cipriani (I) March 76S BMW Federico Cipriani       S2.0   1:58,180 
DNQ 51 Francesco Migliorini (I)
"Tore" (I)
Osella PA4 Ford Torino Corse       S1.6   1:58,890 
DNQ 56 Giuseppe Bottura (I) Osella PA3 Ford San Marco       S1.6   2:00,910 
DNQ 57 "Raul" (I)
Pier Ugo Prati (I)
Dallara 1600 cmc Fiat San Marco       S1.6   1:58,270 
DNQ 58 Franco Selvatici (I) GRD S74 Ford Franco Selvatici       S1.6   2:46,280 
DNA 3   Alfa Romeo 33SC12 Autodelta SpA       S3.0    
DNA 4 Marco Capoferri (I) Lola T286 Ford Marco Capoferri       S3.0    
DNA 7 John Blanckley (GB)
Rolf Götz (D)
Chevron B31 Ford John Blanckley       S3.0    
DNA 29 "Gimax" (I) March 75S BMW Sesto Corse       S2.0    
DNA 36   Osella PA5 BMW Osella Squadra Corse       S2.0    
DNA 37 Sandro Plastina (CH)
Michel Gueissaz (CH)
Cheetah G501 Ford GVEA       S2.0    
DNA 39 Martin Birrane (IRL)
Ian Harrower (GB)
Lola T294 Ford Dorset Racing       S2.0    
DNA 40 Tony Rosen (GB)
Richard Down (GB)
Lola T294 Ford Tony Rosen       S2.0    
DNA 42 Mario Tropia (I) Osella PA5 BMW Mario Tropia       S2.0    
DNA 53 Mario Benusiglio (I) Osella PA4 Ford Escolette       S1.6    
DNA 59 Melchiorre Lascari (I)
Antonio Adamo (I)
Lola T212 Ford Melchiorre Lascari       S1.6    
DNA 91 Francesco Rafanelli (I)
Renato Righi (I)
Chevron B21 Ford Lucca Corse       S1.3    

 
Winning Time: 1h29m43.5, 103.879 mph/167.177 kph
Fastest Lap: Arturo Merzario #1 (Alfa Romeo 33SC12), 1m43.4, 108.169 mph/174.081 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)